We recently had the chance to connect with KAILYN EDMONSON and have shared our conversation below.
Good morning KAILYN, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: When have you felt most loved—and did you believe you deserved it?
I have felt the most love through my youngest son I have given birth to 20 months ago. For some reason this particular child, and I have for others he soothes my inner child. He’s almost as if he knows when I need a hug or when calling my name lights my heart inside. Finally even after the births of my other I feel now I deserve all the loving on I can get. Being the eldest child sometimes you forget how to decompress your feelings because you worry so much about others. In this sense I believe my son really shows me that I matter as a mom and as myself. It’s a blessing to having this kind of love and I can’t wait to see how it is as we continue our bond.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I am Kailyn Edmonson founder of Women with Anxiety and Depression and Co founder of Edmonson Cleaning Service. I specialize in creating a safe space for women and young girls in particular and creating positive environments by just being open and honest. Almost like a big sister program so they know you aren’t alone when it comes to your feelings, and that regardless we will figure out a way to turn your negative into a positive. My husband and I have opened our cleaning services over 11 years ago. We enjoy serving and providing our clients with clean homes. During the summer we also hold back to school events for our surrounding communities in the area. What’s unique about myself is I also work as a Er unit secretary and in nursing you have this same passion to make sure your patient is care for to the best of your abilities. My background has so much unique qualities and I enjoy every moment. As of right now the kids are going back to school so I will be contacting our district to do some group features to speak to kids and talk about signs of depression and anxiety and send them resources on who to reach out to in case they may feel as if know one understands them. I am also in school for nursing to complete so I can expand my brand to get into the psychology field and work with those patients as well. I enjoy working in the er you get every single patient you can think of so I believe this helps me transition easier.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
The part of me that has served it’s purpose and now has to be gone is my inner childhood. I have one parent that I have a no contact with. That relationship has tried to be repaired for years by me. I think by the time I hit 33 I came to the conclusion I have a husband and children who need me to be the best human I can become. If I continue to get hurt and still reach out and nothing comes from it it wouldn’t help who I am trying to become. I prayed to God for clarity and he has given me peace beyond my wildest dreams. I have thrived now do I get sad at times because I can’t share things with this parent of course but I go to my father in heaven and realize I needed this to protect the family I have. It’s a blessing in disguise
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
If I could say something to my younger self it would be if you could look into the future and see what you have become you can understand that everything you went through has worked out for your good. Your going to meet a great man and have the most amazing children. You will even have a supportive job and work friends then you can ever imagine. You will see what real support looks like. I know you didn’t see yourself as worthy but you are with in my eyes and when you say no one loves you, remember I love you always and forever.
Alright, so if you are open to it, let’s explore some philosophical questions that touch on your values and worldview. Whom do you admire for their character, not their power?
There is a friend of mine I work with she has been through tragedy after tragedy and yet she still holds her head high and continues to serve others. I pray for her daily because she had lost almost every person in her family and I see how much she just needs a true friend in her corner. My friend Suenda Guillory is definitely admirable she too hold power in the community but I see way beyond that I see her true person when it’s us to outside of work
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. When do you feel most at peace?
I feel most at peace when I know God sent me to touch a person. I may no nothing of this person and I have gotten their life story all by listening. I realize God has given me that gift which is why I know my organization will prosper. I have been doing this before anyone spoke about mental health and now that it’s a trend sometimes it’s hard to push through. This is not a trend for me it was my life before I knew how to push myself through these challenges. I get peace knowing that if I make one person say thank you I have done more than enough
Contact Info:
- Facebook: Women with Anxiety and Depression
